For years Jews have played the background while standing on their tippy toes just trying to get a glimpse. The Jewish acceptance in hip-hop has always been matched against ambivalence. Sure, years ago you had The Beasties or 3rd Bass’ MC Serch, but the reality really was being Jewish in hip-hop wasn’t exactly cool. Ras Kass once said on “Uni-4-Orm” “Record industry rule numbers one, two, and three/Jews run it/Niggas run around in it/Believe me” and he couldn’t have been more accurate.
10 Random Thoughts That Shouldn’t Matter, But Kinda Really Do
10 . Can we cut the bullshit and admit Slum Village hasn’t really had a good album since Fantastic Vol. 2? The group literally lost two members and are left with one fat delusional c-level rapper and if Elzhi happens to be in the group today, an extremely underachieving to straight boring ass rapper. Who give a fuck? None are buying this album. Nobody is even downloading it. Attention Elzhi stop wasting time on remaking other peoples albums and get focused and write your own damn one that matches your potential. Holla at Black Milk for the beats too. Danny Brown is owning Motown rappers right now.
9. J. Cole is a faggot.
8. Earl is this years internet sensation. At 16 years of age, he’s managed to create more buzz about him with virtually no co-sign, label, budget or big named producer behind him.
7. Curren$y’s new album “Pilot Talk” isn’t that good and you know it.
6. Roc Marciano’s Marcberg is probably one of the best albums of the year and I didn’t even think this until recently. It’s taken something like 4 months for me to fully appreciate the beauty of this album. I knew it was dope when it dropped but the album continues to grows on you like a fungus. Shit is phenomenal.
5. The Roots latest album “How I Got Over” is great and you won’t fully admit it. Simple, effective and is sequenced to perfection. But a Black Thought solo album can’t hurt.
4. Do the borks people that donated money to Ras Kass for his album A.D.I.D.A.S. get their money back? I know Ras and Bis share similar fan bases and I’m well aware of their defense mechanisms, but this album was an abomination. Can somebody lock Ras in a studio with the following producers, Alchemist, Jake One, Black Milk, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Nottz and maybe DJ Khalil? ABSOLUTELY no friends allowed. Somebody is feeding John John these horrible ideas that his watered down lyrics over cheap beats actually sounds good.
3. Can somebody put DEL out of his misery already?
$10,000 you get an Ep! a 5-7 song project where you get to work with del on the concept, vibe and the content! with your executive producer credits. Come spend a day with SIr DZL and add your 2cents on the project you want DeL to make! Real Talk!
(The 3k and 10k offers will have to be interviewed before Del can agree to move forward, Do to The Jerks and Dobalina’s in the world! If you are seriously interested email Deltronfans@gmail.com subject ( Serious Business)
3. Does Aceyalone see any money from Mad Men? I know it’s a RJD2 beat, but it I can’t help but think about how Aceyalone hasn’t made a good album since Clinton was on office. And nobody is buying those Reggaton albums he had the audacity to put out a few years back. He’s gotta need some coin these days.
2. How long will it be before it’s cool to start hating on Yelawolf?
1. You’re pretty much an imbecile if you haven’t already voted in our Best New Rapper Tournament.
And we’re down to the last one. Before we begin with the final entrant, I’d just like to address a few issues people have expressed about my rankings and the omission of certain artists. I expected that not everyone would like or agree with my list going in, and I’m fine with that. I knew people would say it’s rather “Cliché” and that is also a criticism that I was certain would be stated. However, one that people have misconstrued is that I made this list out of my PERSONAL favorite rappers. This isn’t about my favorites, this isn’t even necessarily a list of the most talented rappers, imo. It’s about the My Top Ten Rappers of Ever, based off a criteria that I laid forth, that I felt would give the most un bias result. Anyway, without anymore delay…Number 1..Jigga
1. Jay-Z
The MC from Marcy Project that went on to become the most successful rap artist of all-time
Joosik surfaced long before the arrival of the internet so I’m not sure if his influence or critically ill debut Bar Codes on Tenni Shoes was as resounding in other parts of country. But I know the West Coast was hyped. His tape was one of the group of firsts that shifted how I thought about rap. Shot from Southern California to Northern California in the blink of an eye. My DivShare is fuckin’ up right now so uploading the tape in question isn’t going to happen. However, you can hear most of it hear. Maybe it’s just me, but I think the overall oddball nature is standing the test of time.
Here’s a joint from Bar Codes on Tenni Shoes:
Peace,
Employee
This foursome (Megabusive, Axeom, Koan, El Uno) from San Jose was an underground mainstay in the nineties when shit was still cool. The aforementioned Megabusive was a member and they are long-since defunct. Of all the crews running around San Jose during that era, these dudes were in the upper echelon. Putting together a lot of rugged, off-kilter, smoked out joints and laying them on tape. The above video was from an epic show at West Valley College in San Jose. Everyone who was anyone was there that night.
Peace,
Employee
Ummmmmmmmmm……….Megabusive, what the fuck happened to you? Hurt feelings are flying here, folks. The last five minutes are most entertaining. Mega gets pissed off enough to leave the battle as it happens. Please don’t ever do this to San Jose again. GrindTime is not full of the weak mawfuckas you used to battle at the Cactus Club. Those cats are plotting battle rhymes months in advance. All of it is written. You’re a talented cat, but you should have abandoned battling at the turn of the millennium. On another note, I think Lush should apply for a job at the U.N. considering his knack for diplomacy and keeping a cool head.
Peace,
Employee
First it was the Jews and now it’s blacks. This dude stays taking L’s with his comments. Maybe it’s me but I find his wife seriously attractive and I don’t know what this fool is complaining about. Sure she went under the knife a few times but she looks like a 40 year old Jessica Alba now. I can’t watch Lethal Weapon anymore, but I’ll still fuck with Braveheart even though he hates my tribe. And since this isn’t really a music post I thought I’d drop a treat at the end –Philaflava
Capone -N- Noreaga – With Me feat. Nas (prod. Buckwild)
Capone -N- Noreaga – The Oath feat. Busta Rhymes & Raekwon
Via Grand Good comes this star-studded meeting of the minds resting snugly inside of America’s hat. The topic you ask? What else, but:
to explore Drake’s spot in the history of the great Canadian MC.
Don’t these guys listen to the radio???? “LAST NAME: EVER, FIRST NAME: GREATEST.” Duh.
Peace,
Employee
The Count spends some time on Orlando, FL’s WPRK and talks about current endeavors and future prospects.
Peace,
Employee
If you’re like me you’ve endured a grueling past few months with Sole’s departure from Anticon looming as an ever-present rain cloud. Fret no more! Let’s find out what this firebrand has been doing:
man.
alot of things have been coming together in a very natural and great way lately. over the past year i’ve been putting together an album to accompany this book ravi zupa and i have been working on called “the pyre.” its basically an epic poem. the project started when we were working on the video for “stupid things implode on themselves…” ravi had been making these anarcho-mythical images that he wanted me to write a creation myth to. i failed miserably at all my attempts and gave up on the project. this prompted a few years of obsession with the form of epic poem & myth. i went on to read a ton of myths and mythology books over the subsequent years. when i moved to denver, ravi approached me about it again and i felt ready. the result is a 70 page illustrated book with this epic poem about civilization running through it, told in the form of myth. i created an album to go with it, it was supposed to be a spoken word record with some ambient noise (but listenable) but ended up being something entirely different. this should be available for purchase by the end of july.
